Thursday, November 4, 2010

A Man for All Seasons (1966) - 3 stars

One Sentence Plot Summary: A biopic about the life of Saint Thomas More.

Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, John Hurt, Robert Shaw, Susannah York, Orson Welles

Best of: Paul Scofield is quite fantastic as a stubborn man of priciple and faith.

Worst of: That it's based on true history. Henry VIII was a crazy man.

Notable: One of only four productions to win Best Play Tony and Best Picture Oscar (My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music and Amadeus are the others).

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